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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,329
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PRESETNS WITH FOREARM PAIN STATUS POST HAVING HAD A TREE THAT WAS CUTTI NG FALLING ONTO FOREARM>> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE CUTTING A TREE AT HOME DX: RASH WITH ITCHING ON BOTH ARMS AND ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| R FOREARM & HAND LAC/79YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES W/SAW WHEN BRANCH FELL KNOCKING PT OUT OF TREE AND OFF LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUTTING PALM TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK FOREARM. D: FOREARM PU NCTURE WOUND AND FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| 83 YO M ABRASION TO ARM WHILE ON RIDING MOWER PUSHED BRANCHES UNDER A TREE CUT ARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| GARDENING,REACHED FOR FALLING POT, SCRATCHED HAND ON ROSE BUSH THORN, IN TWICE TODAY,AMA THEN SNF DX: UPPER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear |
| OUTSIDE CUTTING A TREE WITH LONG SLEEVES ON, LATERE NOTICED RASH ON BIL ATERAL FOREARM>> RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT, HIX OF STAPH INFECTION 3 YEARS AGO, WAS TRIMMING TREES & SCRATCHED BOTH FOREARMS. NOW WITH RAISED RASH ON FOREARMS. D: IMPETIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| LARGE TREE FELL ON HIM WHILE HE EAS CUTTING DOWN ANOTHER TREE/ FOREARM FX, CONTUSION F OREHEAD, MULT ABRASIONS,CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT INJ ARM WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX: LT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT INJ LT ARM WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING PALM TREE WHEN LG SPLINTER IN LEFT ARM. REDNESS/EDEMA / BRUISING. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT ARM, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND LIMB STRUCK LOWER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| FOREARM ABS-SCRAPED ARM ON TREE BARK WHILE ON RIDING MOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND A LIMB FELL ACROSS RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE D ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers |
| 65 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN AND HIT ARM WITH A BRANCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws |
| 71 Y/O M INJURED R FOREARM WHEN FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH HAND SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| TRIMMING TREE BRANCHED, FELL OFF LADDER, LANDED ON LEFT ARM DX: FRACTURED LOWER ARM HELD FOR OBSERV FOR PAIN CONTROL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| TRIMMING A TREE FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND LEFT FOREARM AVULSION LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| SKIN TEAR R FOREARM; CAUGHT ON LILAC BUSH WHILE PUTTING AWAY MOWER & TR IMMING SUPPLIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| ACUTE LT DISTAL RADIUS FX: FACIAL CONTUSION: S/P FALL: COMING OFF PORCH, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A CACTUS BUSH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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